Passengers travelling on certain U.S.-bound flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa will soon have to check in electronic devices larger than a cell phone.
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Noon brings top US products to the Middle East with eBay tie-up
noon, the Middle East’s homegrown digital marketplace, is bringing the global marketplace of eBay closer to customers in the region with a new partnership.0 3429
FireEye: EMEA firms take 106 days to deal with attacks
FireEye has today announced the release of its annual M-Trends report which found that attackers are present in EMEA organisations’ networks a median of 3.5 months before being detected.
Gartner reveals worldwide PC shipments declined 9.6% in Q1 2016
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 64.8 million units in the first quarter of 2016, a 9.6 percent decline from the first quarter of 2015, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.
Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple
The US Court of Appeals recently tossed a nearly $120 million judgement against Samsung, Bloomberg reports, ruling that two disputed patents held by Apple were not valid.
Parrot appoints Marketing Director for Consumer Drones business
Parrot has announced that François Ruault has been appointed to run the worldwide sales and marketing for its Consumer Drones and Connected Devices division.
Worldwide PC shipments declined 8.3% in Q4 2015
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 75.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, an 8.3 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2014, according to preliminary results by Gartner.
BlackBerry confirms Android-powered Priv phone
As part of the company’s quarterly earnings announcement released recently, BlackBerry confirmed it would roll out an Android phone in late 2015.
US, China reach cyberespionage agreement
The US and China have reached their first ever cybercrime and cyberespionage agreement. Leaders of both countries announced the deal in Washington on after two days of top-level talk.
Twitter sees surge in government requests for account information
Twitter has seen an increase in government demands for account information in the first half of this year, with the US followed by Japan topping the list for such requests.
Vintage tech: Epson ET-10
The ET-10 (known as the Epson Elf on the U.S. market) was the world’s first commercial liquid crystal pocket colour television.